Pre-Commercial Thinning: Carries fuel, oil, and operates a chainsaw, weighing approximately
30 pounds, cutting trees 14-16 years old, and brush clearing. Undesirable and diseased trees
will be cut with the use of a chainsaw. Selected limbs of standing trees will also be cut to
enhanced the trees growth, to enhance the density. Trees, limbs and brush that have been cut will be piled and
covered for future disposal in a prescribed manner.
Commercial Tree Planting: The employee will clear an area with a planting shovel, dig a hole,
place a seedling in the hole and cover the hole back up to secure the seedling, ensuring that
the seedling when planted does not have a "J" root. The employee must be able to carry a
planting bag with a number of seedlings, weighing approximately 50 lbs, up and down steep,
rugged terrain. Training provided if needed. All work performed in remote areas on steep, 30%
- 50%, terrain.
Employment period: Oct 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2027
